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"The guns of U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) in operation. L.C.M.'s in foreground." L.C.M. stands for Landing Craft Mechanized.

97. United States Fleet off Leyte, Philippines

IDNO:
052334
Title:
United States Fleet off Leyte, Philippines
Date:
1944/10
Description:
"The guns of U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) in operation. L.C.M.'s in foreground." L.C.M. stands for Landing Craft Mechanized.
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) anchored in an unidentified location.

98. U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
052335
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
U.S.S. West Virginia (BB-48) anchored in an unidentified location.

99. Aerial View of U.S.S. West Virginia

IDNO:
052336
Title:
Aerial View of U.S.S. West Virginia
U.S.S. West Virginia in dry dock, likely in Newport News, Va. during construction. The keel was laid down in April 1920, and the ship was launched in November 1921.

100. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock

IDNO:
052337
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock
Date:
ca. 1920-1921
Description:
U.S.S. West Virginia in dry dock, likely in Newport News, Va. during construction. The keel was laid down in April 1920, and the ship was launched in November 1921.
"The W. Va. is shown as she was photographed at a dry dock in Pearl Harbor. The battleship was severely damaged in the Japanese raid Dec. 7, 1941. Damages to her sides are visible."

101. U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock, Pearl Harbor, Hi.

IDNO:
052338
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia in Dry Dock, Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
1943/05/25
Description:
"The W. Va. is shown as she was photographed at a dry dock in Pearl Harbor. The battleship was severely damaged in the Japanese raid Dec. 7, 1941. Damages to her sides are visible."
"This port quarter shot of the W. Va. taken from the capsized Oklahoma, shows a general view of the damage to the W. Va., sunk in the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941."The U.S.S. Tennessee is visible behind the sunken U.S.S. West Virginia. Part of the U.S.S. Oklahoma is visible in the foreground.

102. U.S.S. West Virginia Sunk in Pearl Harbor, Hi.

IDNO:
052339
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Sunk in Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Date:
1943/05/25
Description:
"This port quarter shot of the W. Va. taken from the capsized Oklahoma, shows a general view of the damage to the W. Va., sunk in the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941."The U.S.S. Tennessee is visible behind the sunken U.S.S. West Virginia. Part of the U.S.S. Oklahoma is visible in the foreground.
Troops loaded into landing vehicles head for the beaches of Okinawa as part of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater during World War II. The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in the background.

103. U.S.S. West Virginia Landing Vehicle Headed for Okinawa Beaches

IDNO:
052393
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Landing Vehicle Headed for Okinawa Beaches
Date:
1945/04
Description:
Troops loaded into landing vehicles head for the beaches of Okinawa as part of the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific theater during World War II. The U.S.S. West Virginia is pictured in the background.
The battleship is anchored in Sagami Wan, which is located just outside of Tokyo Bay. In the background is Mount Fuji.

104. U.S.S. West Virginia Anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan

IDNO:
052394
Title:
U.S.S. West Virginia Anchored in Sagami Wan, Japan
Date:
1945/08
Description:
The battleship is anchored in Sagami Wan, which is located just outside of Tokyo Bay. In the background is Mount Fuji.
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N. commanding officer of the West Virginia which was commissioned on December 1, 1923 at the Norfolk Navy Yard.

105. Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N.

IDNO:
052799
Title:
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N.
Date:
1923
Description:
Captain Thomas J. Senn, U.S.N. commanding officer of the West Virginia which was commissioned on December 1, 1923 at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Edward C. Ewen, and Secretary of War Louis A. Johnson discuss the military crisis in Korea around a steam kettle in Guam.

106. Discussing the Pre-Korean Crisis, Guam

IDNO:
053200
Title:
Discussing the Pre-Korean Crisis, Guam
Date:
1950/05/20
Description:
General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Edward C. Ewen, and Secretary of War Louis A. Johnson discuss the military crisis in Korea around a steam kettle in Guam.
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson conducts an inspection and shopping trip at the Navy Ship's Store in Guam, also known as The Jade Shop.

107. At the Navy Ship's Store, Guam

IDNO:
053204
Title:
At the Navy Ship's Store, Guam
Date:
1950
Description:
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson conducts an inspection and shopping trip at the Navy Ship's Store in Guam, also known as The Jade Shop.
Text on the back reads: "Charles Edison, Assistant Secretary of the Navy; President Roosevelt; and Louis Johnson, Assistant Secretary of War, as the President made an inspection of various types of aircraft at Army's Bolling Field and Naval Air Station."

108. President Roosevelt Inspects Army and Navy Aircraft, Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
053268
Title:
President Roosevelt Inspects Army and Navy Aircraft, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1938/10/29
Description:
Text on the back reads: "Charles Edison, Assistant Secretary of the Navy; President Roosevelt; and Louis Johnson, Assistant Secretary of War, as the President made an inspection of various types of aircraft at Army's Bolling Field and Naval Air Station."